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Battles for Control of Congress Little Changed by Conventions (CQPolitics.com)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20080905/pl_cq_politics/politics2944356"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080905/i/r4230814922.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=NNao.2clOkUXgd4J5_ujmg--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Cindy McCain, wife of presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), speaks at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)" border="0" /></a>CQPolitics.com - The back-to-back Democratic and Republican extragavanzas gave both parties a chance to put their best foot forward as the general election campaign gets underway. If their competing efforts are a wash, the advantage will remains with the Democrats as far as the push to expand their congressional majorities.</p><br clear="all"/>